Windshield visor



Patented Aug.. 26, 1924.

UNTE STATES PATENT RAYOND J'. PURDY AND ALBERT T. POTTER, GF DETROIT,It. TCHTGAN, ASSIIGNGRS T0 AINSXVURTH JIANUFACTURING CGlvIPANY, 0FDETROT'T', lttlT-TTGAN, A CORPORA- TON OF IVCCHIGAN.

WINDS-IIELD VISOR.

Application ned October 9, 1922.

To all 'whom t may conce/m.'

Be it known that we., RAYMOND d', Fumar and ALBERT T. POTTER, citizensoi the United States of America, residing at Detroit, in the county ofl.Vayne and State of Michigan, have invented'A certain new and usefulImprovements in l/Vindshield Visors, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in windshield visors.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple form of visor that canbe readily and quickly attached to standards ot various sizes andconstructions.

Another object is to provide a relatively light visor that can be easilyadjusted to various positions with respect to the windshield.

Another object is to provide a neat and attractive visor mounting whichis adjust-- able for adapting the visor to different widths ofwindshields and which is provided with a strong and durable jawconstruction for engagement with the windshield Jframe.

Another object is to provide efficient and reliable means for guidingone ot the jaw members while the same is being` adjusted upon thewindshield standards to relieve the clamping screws of any transverse orshearing stresses.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists incertain novel teatures oi construction, combination and arrangement oparts as will be more iully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation ot the visor showing the same attached to astandard;

Figure 2 is a plan view;

Figure 3 is a front elevation;

'Figure l is a view similar to Figure l showing a modified construction'for attachment to closed body cars;

Figure is a section on line 5 5 ot' Figure l showing the clamping meansYfor the supporting` brackets; i

Figure 6 is a similar section showing a modified construction;

Figure 7 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 5 but showing a slightlymodified form of standard and Serial No. 593,260.

Figure 8 is a cross-section on line 8-8 of F 2.

Tn the mountingL ot windshield visors, one method employed is to providea pivot bearing for the visor which is an integral part ot the standardsor windshield frame. This not only requires a special construction otwindshield, but also is detective in that various makes of cars havedifferent sizes and dimensions which require a diterent relation betweenthe visor and the windshield. Also, a visor of such construction cannotbe attached to standards which are not specially designed for suchattachment. lith our improved construction the visor is attachable toany construction of standard and is adjustable upon the same so as toobtain the desired relation. live have turther provided adjustments iioradapting the visor to different widths ot windshield and tor engagingthe supporting brackets with windshield standards of variouscross-section. Tn addition to the above, we have provided a simple guidewhich is engageablc with one jaw member for directing` the clampingmovement oit the cooperating j aw member to relieve the clamping scre etthe transverse or shearing` stresses to which they have heretofore beensubjected.

Tn detail and as shown in Figure l, the numeral l designates a standardof the windshield, 2 represents the pivot bearing for the upper sectionof the windshield, designates the top bar ot' the windshield trame, andl designates the upstanding pin for attachment oit' the canopy top. Thenumeral 5 designates the visor which consists ot a suit-able trainehaving top and side bars with a transparent panel (i mounted therein andsecured by the corner clips 7. This frame is mounted upon the windshieldstandards by means oi brackets 8 and cooperating pivot members 9. Thebracket members are relatively thin in construction to present a neatand attractive appearance and are provided at their upper ends withconical sockets l0 which receive correspondingly tapered pivots il onthe members 9. Threaded studs l2 project outwardly iii-om the pivots land winged clamping nuts l2' engage said studs and serve to securel thepivots in claniping engagement with the sockets.

The brackets t3 are secured to the windshield standards by a clampingengagement SEO llO

therewith below the pivot bearing 2 for the adjustable windshieldsection. This clamping bearing comprises a jaw member 13, preferablyformed integral with the bracket, and a cooperating jaw member-14.Clamping screws 15 are provided for adjustably securing the jaw .member14 to the jaw member 13. Qrdinarily the clamping screws form the soleguide means for the cooperating jaw so that when the screws areactuated, there is a tendency of the cooperating jaw to turn or twistabout the standard and thus exert a transverse or shearing stress uponthe screws. To avoid this turning or twisting movement of thecooperating screws, we have provided a relatively wide guide 16 which ispreferably formed integral with the jaw member 1li and extends laterallyfrom one edge thereof. This guide is adapted to slide along a flatbearing surface 17 disposed upon one side of the jaw 13. rlhe flatbearing surface 17 is located in a plane which is parallel to the planeof the screws 15 so that the guide will direct. the cooperating jawalong a straight line which is disposed in the plane of the screws.

Each jaw member 13 is fashioned at its outer end to receive standards ofvarious cross-sections. As shown, each jaw member 13 is provided with anl.-shaped transversely extending groove 13 at its outer end, which isadapted to receive a standard of substantially rectangular shape incross-section (Figure 7). For receiving standards of oval crosssection(Figure 5), there is a transversely extending `li-shaped groove 13 inone side of the I -shaped groove 13. Should itbe desired to use themounting upon another form of standard, such, for instance, as aninturned channel bar 18 (Figure 6), an auxiliary clip 19 is employed.This clip is preferably struck out of sheet metal to a substantiallytl-form, being apertured for the passage of screws 15 and having crimps2O for engaging the ii-shaped grooves in the jaws; also hooked flanges21 for engaging` the inner edges of the channel. lf the cross-section ofthe windshield standards is different from either that shown in Fig. 5or G, the clip may be modilied to engage the same and therefore, byprovision of suitable exchangeable clips, the bracket may be adapted forengagement with any construction of standards.

For securing the visor to the windshield standards provision is made forlateral adjustment, so that variations in the width of the windshieldwill not. require any corresponding variation in the visor frame. itsshown, the member 9 has a relatively wide shank portion 22 which isprovided with. spaced. parallel slots 23 for the passage of clampingscrews 24. rThe slots 93 are located adjacent to the ends of the shankportions so-that the clamping screws will engage both the top and sidebars ofthe visor Jname. lVhei-e the visor frame is tubular the screws 24engage nut members 25 which are inserted lirough apertures in the tubeand are provided with heads 23 for forming a shoulder engagementtherewith.

lilith the construction as described, in the attachment of the visor,lthe jaw members 13 and lll are lirstrmounted on the windshield standardsand are adjusted in height to suit the height of the canopy top. Themembers 9 are then engaged with the brackets and clamped by the wingednuts after which the shanks 22 may be attached to the visor frame by theclamping screws and' nuts Q5. will permit of such attachment withoutregard to variations in width between the windshield standards and thevisor frame. 'lhus the construction is easily mounted and adjusted tosuit the particular windshield and particular type of car to which it isapplied.'

ln the modified construction of Figuregl the visor is attached to aclosed body` car. ldlith this construction the pivot brackets aresecured to the front portion of the body adjacent to the windshieldframe as indicated at 31 in Figure l.

l/Vhat we claim as our invention is l. rl`he combination with windshieldstandards and a v1sor,of attachment means including pivot brackets forthe visor,

clamping jaws on said brackets for engaging said standards, cooperatingjaw members, clamping screws engaging both of said jaw members, andremovable clips engaging both of said jaw members, said clips beingapertured for the passage of said screws.

2. rlhe combination with windshield standards and a visor, of attachmentmeans including pivot brackets for the visor, clamping jaws on saidbrackets for engaging said standards, cooperating jaw members havingportions overlapping` the iirstmentioned jaw members, clamping screwsengaging both of said jaw members, removable sheet metal clips engagingboth of said jaw members, said clips being apertured for the passage ofsaid screws, and hooked flanges extending from opposite sides of saidclips for engagement with said standard. A

3. The combination with windshield standards and a visor, of attachmentmeans including brackets for the visor, clamping jaws on said bracketsfor engaging said standards, cooperating jaw members having portionsoverlapping the first-mentioned jaw members, saidr jaw members havingaligned notches formed therein, clamping screws engaging both of saidjaw members, and removable clips engaging both of said yllhe slottedbearings 28' jaw members, said clips being` apertured for the passage ofsaid screws and having crimps engaging tbe notches in said jaws.

l. The combination with a windshield standard and a visor, or'attachment means gaging said jaws, and a removable clip engaging saidjaws, salud clip being apertured for the passage of said screw.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

RAYMOND J. PURDY. ALBERT T. POTTER.

